English words for 'plural of trackless train'
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noun
- (US) A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
- (US, rail transport) A people mover.
- A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
- (Australia, British, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- (British, historical) A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams).
- (weaving) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
- (US) An aerial cable car.
- a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
- a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
verb
- (weaving) To weave in this manner.
- (transitive) To transport (material) by tram.
- (intransitive) To travel by tram.
- (US, transitive) To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the spindle of a mill or drill press, as historically accomplished using a trammel.
- (intransitive) To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
- travel by tram
noun
- (US, UK, rail transport) A single railroad track (railway track).
- (nautical, usually in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
- (uncountable) Roads in general as a means of travel, especially by motor vehicle.
- (figuratively) A path chosen, as in life or career.
- An underground tunnel in a mine.
- (cricket) A hard, flat pitch, typically favourable for batters.
- A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- a way or means to achieve something
adj
noun
- (rail transport, countable or uncountable) A track used to store train cars.
- (basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
- (materials science) The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
- (rail transport) A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
- (colloquial) A relatively easy task.
- The state of being laid up.
- a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
noun
- (US) A train with wheels that runs on a road; a trackless train.
- (US, rail transport) A people mover.
- A similar vehicle for carrying materials.
- (Australia, British, rail transport) A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- (British, historical) A car on a horse railway or tramway (horse trams preceded electric trams).
- (weaving) A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together, used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of velvets and silk goods.
- (US) An aerial cable car.
- a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
- a four-wheeled wagon that runs on tracks in a mine
verb
- (weaving) To weave in this manner.
- (transitive) To transport (material) by tram.
- (intransitive) To travel by tram.
- (US, transitive) To align a component in mechanical engineering or metalworking, particularly the spindle of a mill or drill press, as historically accomplished using a trammel.
- (intransitive) To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway.
- travel by tram
noun
- (US, UK, rail transport) A single railroad track (railway track).
- (nautical, usually in the plural) A partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor; a roadstead.
- (uncountable) Roads in general as a means of travel, especially by motor vehicle.
- (figuratively) A path chosen, as in life or career.
- An underground tunnel in a mine.
- (cricket) A hard, flat pitch, typically favourable for batters.
- A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
- a way or means to achieve something
adj
noun
- (rail transport, countable or uncountable) A track used to store train cars.
- (basketball) A close-range shot in which the shooter banks the ball off the backboard from a few feet away.
- (materials science) The process of applying alternate layers of a material and a binding agent to form a composite material.
- (rail transport) A train car sitting in storage (laid up), often overnight.
- (colloquial) A relatively easy task.
- The state of being laid up.
- a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard)
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